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Have an Asus B250 and 16GBs of 2400 RAM.

Lookin for a quad core upgrade. Currently on eBay I can get a 7600K cheaper than the 7600. Everything I do relies on faster single core speed. So is it a no brainer to grab the K for the faster base clock?
 
Sure, just budget a cooler in as well - $20 for a Cryorig M9i should do well.

You may also try shopping for an i7 6700 or 7700 to pair with the B250, so that you get the extra threads for processing power.
 
Kinda in the same boat but it grinds my gears you can get an 8400 or sometimes 8600 for the same price as a used 6 or 7 series.
 
craigdt said:
Kinda in the same boat but it grinds my gears you can get an 8400 or sometimes 8600 for the same price as a used 6 or 7 series.
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Then the OP would have to modify the CPU, which will void the warranty, especially if it fails due to the electrical mod being done incorrectly. The OP has only a 200-series chipset on the motherboard. A 300-series chipset is required for proper operation of these 8th-generation CPUs.
 
E4g1e said:
Then the OP would have to modify the CPU, which will void the warranty, especially if it fails due to the electrical mod being done incorrectly. The OP has only a 200-series chipset on the motherboard. A 300-series chipset is required for proper operation of these 8th-generation CPUs.
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Yeah I know. I wasn't suggesting any of that.

Just complaining about the current state of processor pricing :D
 
If SKT_OCC is required to be grounded, a pencil would suffice. Otherwise, another skt_occ point could be found on the motherboard and grounded directly there.

As far as the reserved pins, some people take the gamble and don't isolate with no ill effects. It's reported that the lands on the motherboard may become scorched, but otherwise, no discernible damage to the cpu. Of course, the safe route here is to use kapton/electrical tape or whatever. Again, not a permanent mod. I'd imagine nail polish would work as well, but I've read reports of the lands poking through.

Especially good news today is that s.napi has figured out how to modify bioses to support >8t and has posted directions here: https://www.win-raid.com/t3835f16-G...n-Skylake-and-Kaby-Lake-motherboards-Z-Z.html
 
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